Alessandro Petacchi in the sprint today

[bicycletricycle]

anyone see the end of the giro today? Petacchi looked wooped at the end, evidently 500meter uphill sprints without a lead out man are hard.

[jpw]

Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

anyone see the end of the giro today? Petacchi looked wooped at the end, evidently 500meter uphill sprints without a lead out man are hard.

I saw it. He just stopped pushing the pedals around. He did seem to be absolutely shattered when he sat down against the barrier. Credit to him for being there at the end - where was Cavendish?

[biker72]

Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

anyone see the end of the giro today? Petacchi looked wooped at the end, evidently 500meter uphill sprints without a lead out man are hard.

Just saw the repeat on Universal Sports. Don't see that very often in professional racing.

[dekindy]

Speculation was a cramp?

[Gummee]

Originally Posted by dekindy

Speculation was a cramp?

Could also be a deal with Movistar... Y'know, make friends in the peloton an all. Ala LA and Pantani at the top of L'Alpe de Huez.

I doubt it, but it was obvious that he sat up.

M

[bicycletricycle]

it kind of looked like he thought he had already crossed the line

[I Want Sachs?]

Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

it kind of looked like he thought he had already crossed the line

but too tired to celebrate?

[JMerring]

perhaps he's really clean now?

[rice rocket]

Oh snap.

[ultraman6970]

Probably enjoying his specialized Secteur

Originally Posted by jpw

I where was Cavendish?

[ultraman6970]

U have to consider that petacchi is not a climber and he went with them anyways. He climbs better than many but as a sprinter he suffers like crazy monkey by doing stuff like this. Probably he was simply dead and with cramps in the quads, and when u get one of those u have to just stop pedaling. he did well tho.

Originally Posted by biker72

Just saw the repeat on Universal Sports. Don't see that very often in professional racing.

[GuyGadois]

Was this Campy's first major victory with their Electronic group?

[Elefantino]

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[Elefantino]

Yes, first Camp-E GT victory.

Also, "After 10km of climbing, even if it was manageable, for me to do a sprint like that in a place like this was very difficult," Petacchi said between deep breaths.

[AngryScientist]

spoiler alert??